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We have separated our FAQ into categories
according to your needs. Select from among these categories
or scroll down the entire page to read the individual questions.
Contact us by phone at 856-787-7150 or 800-ITC-7470 to talk
about these and any other questions you have.
About
ITC Services | New to ITC
| Fees, Insurances & Payments
| Other Questions
About ITC Services
- What is the difference between
a "wholeness" center and "wellness"
center?
- Are your services confidential?
- How do I decide whether coaching
or therapy is the better approach?
- What are the benefits of group
therapy?
New to ITC
- What can I expect?
- What forms will I need
to complete?
Fees, Insurances &
Payments
- How much are your services?
- Does ITC accept medical insurance?
Other Questions
- If my marriage is in trouble
and my spouse won’t come, should I come?
- If my child is being seen
at the Center, should I also be seen?
About ITC Services
What
is the difference between a "wholeness" center
and ''wellness" center?
A wholeness center is the next phase in the evolution
of wellness centers. At a time where time is at an all time
premium, people need to work as efficiently on their personal
growth as they do the other priorities in their lives.
When taking risks with new behaviors we gain awareness of
established patterns that interfere with getting our needs
met. Patterns such as isolation, aggression, and alcohol
use in the face of perceived or real threat are examples
that may be scary to acknowledge. Similar patterns may have
served us better at earlier times in our lives when we were
less well equipped to deal with stress. As adults however,
we continue using these maladaptive coping skills even when
they interfere with our success in relatedness.
The search for wholeness is never completed, but instead
it is a process of exploring new levels and layers of who
we are and how we fit into the world. In this process we
begin to appreciate our ‘stuckedness’ as well
as our inner drive for growth. Appreciating the polarities
of our existence helps us find greater opportunities for
finding love, belonging, and fulfillment. If we tend to
be giving and self-sacrificial, we can learn to be assertive
and centered. If we are rigid and unyielding, we can learn
to be flexible and compromising. In order to accomplish
this greater range of being, we must first understand what
lead us toward our particular end of the continuum.
To help individuals increase their cohesiveness as fully
functioning members of both smaller communities (families,
work environments, and neighborhoods) as well as the greater
community (towns, cities, country, world, and universe)
they must first gain an appreciation of who they are.
Therapy is mean to be a joint venture between client and
therapist. Together the discovery of strengths and limitations
leads to the formation of important goals to guide their
work. Creative therapies do not insist on a ‘right’
way of actualizing these goals but instead considers the
importance of an honest and genuine partnership where reciprocal
exchange continually takes place.
A Wholeness Center focuses on a person’s overall wellness,
including their physical, emotional, and spiritual selves.
A wellness center focuses on the more physical aspects of
health, such as nutrition, massage, or physical therapy.
While these aspects of wellness are important, there is
a fundamental idea that is missing from this type of ‘treatment’.
While people is distress may find relief from services aimed
at restoring functioning, they may be predisposed to relapse
without an appreciation for the underlying reasons for their
ailment. A wholeness center helps people discover how they
have become fragmented and then works to bring the mind,
heart, body, and spirit into balance, helping people feel
more whole.
A wholeness center incorporates several disciplines for
achieving balance in one’s life. Through yoga, one
learns to synchronize body and spirit in an effort to find
harmony with the universe; Through massage, one learns to
let go of tension held in the body that prevents a full
awareness of self; Through nutrition, one gains a fuller
appreciation for their relationship with the environment,
in particular the link between nutrients and energy levels.
Through psychotherapy, one gains a greater awareness of
self.
Different from other centers, we hope to provide a place
of healing that people can enjoy throughout the course of
their life. Rather than ‘solving problems’ or
‘diffusing crisis’, we hope to engage people
in improving their own self-care. The old adage of feeling
a man for a day versus feeding him for life is most fitting
at ITC.
Are your services
confidential?
It is essential to clients that their
choice to engage in therapeutic services as well as their
personal information be kept confidential. Our staff recognizes
the need for privacy and works to maintain strict adherence
to this end.All services are kept confidential according
to the regulations of the state and the National HIPPA regulations.
A copy of the privacy regulations are kept in the waiting
area for everybody to read and understand.
How do
I decide whether coaching or therapy is the better approach?
Coaching is generally reserved
for those people who have specific goals to attain. Those
who seek coaching often times believe they can work toward
their specified objectives without being held back by their
own or external resistance. Coaching can be done by phone
and is a non-insurance billable service. Therefore, coaching
clients can determine the amount of contact they have with
their coach and are not limited by managed care. Coaching
work often time takes place between sessions through email
correspondence.Therapy is a more in-depth exploration of
issues for the person struggling with ‘symptoms’
or who want to learn how to better meet their own needs.
Therapy can be take place individually, in a group, family,
or couples format. While therapy involves goal setting,
this work tends to be more about personal discovery and
not limited to behavioral change.
What are the
benefits of group therapy?
Group therapy can be a powerful
process in which members create opportunities to increase
their personal growth and development. Although group therapy
can be frightening because you are sharing with relative
strangers, it can also be the most important growth opportunity
of your life. Group therapy is ongoing process that helps
you improve your awareness of self.
This awareness may include your role,
interaction style, how you get you’re needs met, how
you create intimacy/distance with others, how you resist
change, and many other insights about yourself in relation
to the world. Group therapy is a safe place to experiment
with new ways of being, get support, discover hidden aspects
of self, and find greater fulfillment in life.
There are several different
types of group therapy that are provided here at ITC. Experiential
groups are designed for personal growth/fulfillment.
Other types of focused groups are geared toward specific
populations such as women, adolescents, singles, and specific
issues such as anger management, eating/nutrition, and socializing.
We attempt to design these focused groups when the need
and interest present themselves. While individual therapy
helps improve your understanding of the changes needed to
better get your needs met, group therapy is a laboratory
for practicing this work. Samples goals for group therapy
are as follows:
| •Learn how to ask for
support |
•Improve assertiveness |
| •Learn how to provide
support |
•Resolve hurt and other
painful emotions |
| •Experiment with new
ways of relating to others |
•Gain closure on unfinished
business |
| •Gain feedback to increase
your self-awareness |
•Increase your overall
sense of well-being |
| •Increase comfort with
direct expression of feelings |
•Understand your defensive
structures |
| •Set healthy limits
and boundaries |
•Improve intimacy within
your relationships |
| •Explore similarities
and differences with others |
•Understand how others
influence self-expression |
| •Improve decision-making |
•Gain support and provide
support to others |
For more about group therapy, visit our web
page about groups.
New to ITC
What can I expect?
In addition to what we explain about ITC's approach on  this
web site, we have detailed the answer to this question within
the ITC Consent Form which you can view
and download.
ITC's director, Jared Scherz, has written
a new book, Considering Therapy!?,
that is intended for people who have made the decision to
start therapy and need guidance in what to expect / how
to prepare. Read more about Considering
Therapy!?
What forms will
I need to complete at my first appointment?
You can save time upon arrival for your first appointment
by downloading and completing a few forms and bringing them
to our office. The forms are:
Fees, Insurances & Payments
How much
are your services?
We offer a sliding fee scale so that
everybody who wants and need therapy services is able to
receive them. We have clinicians at several different fee
levels.
Psychotherapy $20-$130
Massage Therapy $30-$60
Yoga $10-$15
Nutrition $65-$78
Psych Testing (Fees are variable)
Does
ITC accept medical insurance?
For those persons interested in utilizing
their medical insurance, ITC works with multiple insurance
and EAP providers. If we are not in your plan, there is
the possibility that we may become part of your insurer’s
provider network. Out of network reimbursement is an option
for some insurance plans as well.
Other Questions
If my
marriage is in trouble and my spouse won’t come, should
I come?
Marital and couples therapy is a specialty
area for ITC. Our interactive models of relationship enhancement
are intensive and dynamic. Skill building in conjunction
with insight oriented work, helps couples learn how to make
better contact. Specialized workshops, including instruction
with loving touch is also available with our massage therapist.
If your spouse is unable or unwilling to attend therapy
with you, it is important to begin the process for yourself.
Sometimes it is the changes we make individually that help
alter our relatedness.
If my child is being seen at the Center, should I also be
seen?
We always encourage parents to get involved
in their own therapy either with your child’s counselor
or someone separate. Children are less powerful to alter
the family system and therefore can only work to improve
their own coping mechanisms. The greater the involvement
of the entire family the greater the likelihood for sustained
changes within your child’s behavior.
Contact us by phone at 856-787-7150 or
800-ITC-7470 to talk about these and any other questions
you have.
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